Cooperation with India has a lot of untapped potential Dagblad Suriname

Many national conversations have become more heated as a result of the president of Suriname's visit to India, some of which are not grounded in logic. Suriname maintains a fairly high level of diplomatic ties with India as a nation.

Our assessment of the return, however, is that it is embarrassingly meager. This has to do with a certain amount of fear in certain political circles about opening the door for trade with this global superpower.

Such apprehension is absent, for instance, when it comes to China. In addition to the NDP governments, the NPS governments have also experienced this fear.

Radio stations have criticized the president of India's alleged involvement in religious activities there. There is something to be said about that considering how the bjp-led indian government has a right-wing Hindu nationalist policy that makes life difficult for minorities.

Narinder Modi, the prime minister, is alleged to have refrained from intervening to stop attacks on minorities made by members of his party. If certain factions of the prime minister's party had their way, India would abandon the separation of church and state that characterizes the secular society.

Because of this, it is said that the president should have exercised caution when participating in religious activities in India under the supervision of the current administration because doing so might have given the impression that, in his capacity as the head of state of Suriname, he supports the political philosophy of the ruling party under Modi. To us, the interesting aspect of the trip to India was its business component.

Although successive ambassadors and the ministers of BuZa/BIBIS, LVV, Public Health, Education, and HIT/EZ have not been sufficiently aware of the numerous economic opportunities, Suriname can benefit greatly from cooperation with India in the area of the economy. This is a serious diplomatic flaw because there is still too much emphasis on cultural exchange.

It has come to light that there are no political forces currently in existence that can openly and fearlessly defend and entice cooperation with the Asian nation. The experiences of the Indian agricultural company FFF, which wished to make investments in the palm oil sector, are typical of the economic cooperation with India.

It failed miserably as a result of Surinamese politics' typical attitude toward Indian investors. The Indian economy was the third largest in the world by purchasing power parity (PPP) and the sixth largest by market exchange rates in 2021, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, with a gdp growth rate of 6.1% in 2011–2012 and an average annual gdp growth rate of 5.8% over the previous two decades. The following are some of India's key agricultural exports: rice, wheat, oilseeds, cotton, jute, tea, sugar cane, and potatoes.

The following are major industries: steel, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software, food processing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, textiles, telecommunications, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, transportation equipment. India ranked as the ninth-largest importer and sixteenth-largest exporter in the world in 2021.

Petroleum products, textile products, jewelry, technical goods, chemicals, jewelry, textile products, and manufactured leather goods are among the major exports. The primary imports are crude oil, equipment, precious stones, chemicals, fertilizers, and fertilizers.

In 2013, India surpassed China to become the second-largest exporter of textiles worldwide. There are a plethora of opportunities for collaboration with Suriname.

India believes it maintains close, warm, and friendly relations with Suriname, which is how it sees the cooperation with that country. With the arrival of the Indian diaspora, which dates back 142 years, these ties are strengthened through cultural and interpersonal interaction.

The economy, the civil service, the technocrats, and the overall cultural environment of Suriname are significantly influenced by the more than 2,30,000 people of Indian descent who live there and come from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, as well as about 50 Sindhi families. Despite the existence of a joint committee between India and Suriname, no actual cooperation has been established between the various political missions to the two nations.

However, in recent years, Suriname has received some credit lines and other loans that, when added together, come to about USD 180 million. As a result, these loans and credit lines are smaller than what our government has recently borrowed from China. The loans concern irrigation, electrification, helicopters, water pumps, and helicopters.

Additionally, improvements to the mortuary at S' Lands Hospital and contributions to Natin have been made in the wake of the most recent flood. Indian and Surinamean trade and economic ties are not particularly strong.

Boilers, machinery, iron and steel, electrical machinery and equipment, sound recorders, pharmaceuticals, textiles, cars, coffee, tea, and spices, rubber, paper, tobacco, organic chemicals, furniture, carpets, ceramics, shoes, and printed books are among the Indian exports to Suriname. Indian imports from Suriname include wood, aluminum, and electricity. Therefore, Surinamese interest in working with India has a lot of potential and room for growth.

Entrepreneurs must then work with incentives provided by the Surinamese government, with the help of the government, which must facilitate and encourage them. Electricity, aluminum, and wood are all imported into India.

Therefore, Surinamese interest in working with India has a lot of potential and room for growth. Entrepreneurs must then work with incentives provided by the Surinamese government, with the help of the government, which must facilitate and encourage them.

Electricity, aluminum, and wood are all imported into India. Therefore, Surinamese interest in working with India has a lot of potential and room for growth.

Entrepreneurs must then work with incentives provided by the Surinamese government, with the help of the government, which must facilitate and encourage them.

Because of this, it is said that the president should have exercised caution when participating in religious activities in India under the supervision of the current administration because doing so might have given the impression that, in his capacity as the head of state of Suriname, he supports the political philosophy of the ruling party under Modi.